Chapter 14



Chapter 14

1.      Does Holden have any guilty feelings about Allie?  Do you feel this is abnormal in any way, or normal?

2.      What made Holden cry?

3.      What evidence shows us that Holden might have made a good actor?

Chapter 15

1.      What is the point that Holden tries to make about people when he elaborates about the suitcases of the nuns and of his former roommate?

2.      How does Holden treat the nuns?

3.      Why does Holden think it spoils a conversation if someone asks what religion he is?

Chapter 16

1.      Who does Holden make a date with?  Why does he call her up if he thinks she's a phony?

2.      How does Holden treat little kids?  Give an example.

3.      Does Holden know his way around the city?  What does this tell us about him?

 Chapter 17

1.      How do Holden's feelings for women compare to his feelings for men?

2.      How does Holden feel about actors?  The Lunts?

3.      What is Holden's point about the difference between men owning a car and men owning a horse?

4.      How does Holden describe a boy's school when talking to Sally? 

5.      Why does Holden want to take off with Sally now instead of after college?  What is the difference in his eyes? 

Chapter 18

1.      What is Holden's opinion of the Christmas show at Radio City? 

2.      Why did Holden think the woman who cried through the movie was a phony?  (140)

Chapter 19

1.      Why did Holden get mad at Luce for calling his (Luce's) old girlfriend the "Whore of New Hampshire"?

2.      Who was Luce to Holden?

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